National Centre for Circus Arts

The staff at reception are extremely rude and create an uncomfortable atmosphere. Theyre all of a similar age and create a school playground environment when you walk in. They never want to help with your questions and try to take advantage of the little power they have by not allowed you to enter if you are 2 mins late- despite warm ups never starting till late anyway! People have jobs and with london transport its unreasonable to not allow you to enter when you are only slightly late. I think they need to distinguish the difference in how they treat and talk to the students doing the degree to the adults trying to make it on time despite having other responsibilities. The environment in extremely hostile and unsympathetic for peoples situations. The fact some of us are leaving work early as we are so dedicated to the circus, to then be treated so badly is really disappointing.
Mar 2nd, 2023

If you want to have a taster of a bunch of different things you can learn here, I recommend trying their Circus Experience Day. It's a couple of hours where you rotate through different activities. I went with a friend and it was really fun. We did silks, trapeze, tightrope, acrobatics, juggling. It's very beginner friendly, so don't expect to learn any intermediate skills. But it's great if you want a fun activity to try and to get an idea of what you might like to pursue further. Instructors were friendly and knowledgeable and taught us how to build up to different tricks step-by-step, which I really liked.
Feb 19th, 2023

Nov 8th, 2022

They run several levels of circus classes for young kids. Starting from nursery level and keeps going up in ages and difficulty. The first few years a parent / carer needs to be present, but from Year 1, the children can enjoy the time on their own guided by fantastic staff / teachers / performers. There are always great games and new apparatus that they set up to teach / learn. Very fun time for active kids.
May 20th, 2022

Positive: Communication
Oct 21st, 2021